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Nowak Genealogy & History

Nowak is a Slovakian name popular throughout Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland but also in Germany, Serbia, and the Ukraine. The variation Novak is the most common surname in the Czech Republic and Slovenia and is also the Americanized form. Novak is also a given name, as for Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic. The name derives from the Slovakian/Polish novak/nowy meaning new, a nickname for a newcomer to a place/occupation or even a new convert to Christianity. Nowak genealogy includes variations Novacek, Novic, Novichenko, Novkovic, and Nowakowski. The bear on one of the coat of arms signifies that fierce protectors were a part of Nowak family history.